Award-Winning American Climbing History
Continental Divide : A History of American Mountaineering
Winner of the Banff Prize. This sweeping history of American mountaineering spans four centuries of landmark climbs and first ascents, revealing how the pursuit of mountain peaks has shaped the nation itself.
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About the book
Maurice Isserman traces the evolving social, cultural and political roles that mountains have played throughout American history, showing how the spirit of exploration and conquest in the vertical realm reflects broader themes in the country's development.
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Published by WW Norton & Co
